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             Poor Robins prophesies and divertisements
             Poor Robin.
             Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             H.B.,
             [London?] :
             1677.
          
           
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           POOR
           ROBINS
           PROPHESIES
           .
           And
           DIVERTISEMENTS
           .
        
         
           Since
           the
           Sybils
           ,
           and
           Nostredamus
           ,
        
         
           
             Mother
             Shipton
             ,
             Grebnerus
          
           ,
           and
           Lilly
           ,
        
         
           By
           Predictions
           ,
           have
           made
           themselves
           Famous
           ;
        
         
           Tho'
           never
           so
           Dark
           and
           so
           Silly
           .
        
         
           Let
           
             Poor
             Robbin
          
           put
           in
           for
           a
           Prophet
        
         
           With
           an
           innocent
           Prognostication
           ,
        
         
           If
           there
           happen
           no
           Good
           to
           come
           of
           it
           ,
        
         
           It
           shall
           yet
           do
           no
           Hurt
           to
           the
           Nation
           .
        
         
           But
           from
           
             Starrgazing
             Wisards
          
           of
           State
           ,
        
         
           With
           their
           
             Factius
             Prognostiques
          
           ;
           defend
           us
           ;
        
         
           What
           they
           seem
           to
           foretel
           ,
           they
           Create
        
         
           And
           they
           Cause
           all
           the
           Ills
           they
           Portend
           us
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           but
           tuning
           the
           Phansy
           of
           the
           Rabble
           ,
        
         
           And
           they
           'l
           swear
           't
           is
           the
           Starrs
           ;
           when
           't
           is
           they
           do
           't
           ;
        
         
           Not
           so
           much
           as
           this
           
             Pittiful
             Bauble
          
           ,
        
         
           But
           I
           'le
           hang
           ,
           if
           they
           don't
           put
           a
           
             Key
             to
             't
          
        
         
           
             UPon
             turning
             up
             the
             Foundation
             of
          
           Mushrome-Hall
           ,
           
             there
             was
             found
             a
          
           Porridge-Pot
           
             with
             an
          
           Alms-Box
           
             in
             it
             .
             The
          
           Pott
           
             was
             made
             of
          
           Red
           Earth
           ,
           as
           Man
           
             was
             ,
             and
             upon
             it
             ,
             in
          
           Saxon
           Characters
           ,
           
             as
             much
             as
             to
             say
          
           ,
           OUR
           ORIGINAL
           .
           
             In
             the
          
           Box
           
             were
             two
          
           Prophesies
           ,
           
             written
             also
             in
             the
          
           same
           Tongue
           ,
           
             which
             are
             here
             faithfully
             Translated
             ,
             as
             follows
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             First
             Prophesy
             .
          
           
             
               When
               the
            
             Toad
             
               shall
               run
               away
               with
               a
            
             Legg
             
               of
               the
            
             Lyon
             ,
             
               and
               advance
               it self
               against
               the
            
             Eagle
             ,
             
               then
               shall
               the
               Men
               of
               the
            
             White
             Island
             
               suffer
               great
            
             Tribulation
             ,
             
               by
               reason
               of
               the
            
             Excessive
             Price
             of
             HORN-BOOKS
             ,
             
               and
               the
               danger
               of
               their
            
             BACON
             ;
             
               and
               take
               grievous
            
             Surfeits
             of
             ROTTEN
             WARDENS
             .
             
               Then
               shall
               the
            
             Fox
             whistle
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             Geese
             Dance
             ,
             
               to
               the
               Tune
               of
            
             When
             Jocky
             first
             the
             War
             began
             ;
             
               and
               there
               shall
               be
               notable
               Glee
               among
               the
            
             Children
             of
             the
             Lake
             .
          
           
             
               After
               this
               ,
               there
               shall
               appear
               a
            
             Face
             
               of
               Brass
               ,
               under
               a
            
             New
             thatch'd
             House
             ,
             
               and
               a
            
             Voice
             
               shall
               be
               heard
               crying
            
             WO
             ,
             WO
             ,
             WO
             ,
             
               unto
               those
               that
            
             BAWL
             ;
             
               which
               shall
               be
               terrible
               to
               the
            
             Translater
             
               of
               the
            
             DOBUNI
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             POOR
             WHORES
             ,
             
               with
               their
            
             PETITIONS
             ,
             
               shall
               fall
               down
               before
               it
               .
               Then
               shall
            
             Men
             
               be
               distracted
               in
               their
            
             Reckoning
             ,
             
               and
               refuse
               to
               give
            
             Accompt
             
               of
               their
            
             Stewardships
             ;
             
               and
               being
               far
               gone
               in
            
             Ale
             and
             Concupiscence
             ,
             
               they
               shall
               have
               a
            
             Hankering
             
               after
               the
            
             Flesh
             ,
             
               and
               run
               their
            
             Heads
             against
             Cross-Beames
             
               in
               the
               middle
               of
               their
            
             Cariere
             
               after
               the
            
             Strange
             Woman
             ;
             their
             Eyes
             
               being
               sunk
               into
               their
            
             Breeches
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             Understanding
             
               fallen
               into
               the
            
             Lower
             parts
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Second
             Prophesy
             .
          
           
             
               When
               the
            
             Moon-Calf
             shall
             chop
             Logique
             
               with
               the
            
             Three
             Lyons
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             Fatherless-Child
             
               enter
               into
               a
               League
               with
               the
            
             French
             Cutter
             ,
             the
             Trusty
             
               shall
               take
               possession
               of
               the
            
             House-Top
             ,
             
               and
               the
               Clother
               of
               the
               Dead
               shall
               call
               in
               the
            
             Man
             of
             Letter
             ;
             
               to
               his
               〈…〉
            
             
             
               and
               the
            
             Canon
             
               shall
               play
               upon
               him
               ,
               from
               the
               Man
               of
            
             Po.
             
          
           
             
               In
               those
               dayes
               there
               shall
               come
               forth
               a
            
             Mighty
             Prophet
             
               out
               of
               the
            
             River
             
               of
               the
            
             South
             ,
             whose
             Daddy
             
               shall
               not
               be
               known
               ,
               for
               he
               shall
               spring
               like
               a
            
             Chedir-Cheese
             ;
             
               out
               of
               the
            
             Milk
             
               of
               the
               whole
            
             Parish
             .
             
               He
               shall
               confound
               the
            
             Oracles
             
               of
               the
            
             Pagan
             Almanacks
             ,
             
               and
               give
               thanks
               upon
               his
            
             Knees
             
               to
               St.
            
             Stephen
             ,
             
               before
               the
            
             great
             Tribunal
             ,
             
               for
               his
               success
            
             .
          
           
             
               When
               this
               is
               come
               to
               pass
               ,
               the
            
             Spirit
             of
             Delusion
             
               shall
               preach
               a
            
             New
             Gospel
             ,
             
               in
               the
            
             Name
             
               of
               the
            
             fall'n
             Angel
             ;
             
               Maintaining
               that
            
             Rebellion
             ,
             Rapine
             ,
             and
             Bearing
             false
             witness
             
               are
               the
            
             special
             Privileges
             
               of
               a
            
             Babe
             of
             Grace
             .
             His
             sound
             
               shall
               go
               out
               into
            
             Arabia
             ;
             
               He
               shall
               hold
               forth
               in
               the
            
             Synagogues
             of
             smoke
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             Martyr
             
               shall
               give
            
             Testimony
             
               unto
               his
            
             Doctrine
             .
             
               He
               shall
               be
            
             skill'd
             in
             all
             the
             Learning
             of
             the
             Egyptians
             ;
             
               and
               of
               so
               wonderful
               a
            
             Memory
             ,
             
               that
               he
               shall
               never
               forget
               any
               thing
               ,
               but
               his
            
             Sins
             ,
             his
             Friends
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             Masters
             of
             his
             Parish
             .
             
               He
               shall
               shew
               his
            
             Parts
             before
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             ,
             
               and
               make
               great
            
             Presents
             of
             State-Spectacles
             ,
             
               for
               the
            
             Discovery
             of
             Non-Entities
             ,
             and
             seeing
             things
             invisible
             :
             
               by
               which
               means
               ,
               his
            
             Virtues
             
               shall
               be
               made
               manifest
            
             .
          
           
             
               And
               then
               shall
               come
               forth
               in
               a
               fair
            
             Foolls-Capp
             ,
             and
             bound
             
               up
               in
            
             Calves-Leather
             ,
             the
             Living
             History
             
               of
               the
            
             Phylosophy
             of
             Gotham
             
               with
               certain
            
             Learned
             Exercitations
             
               upon
               the
            
             Devils
             Arss
             of
             Peake
             ,
             
               which
               shall
               make
               the
            
             Squire
             
               of
               the
            
             Wandle
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             Lady
             
               of
               the
            
             sorrowful
             countenance
             ,
             great
             
               in
               their
            
             Generations
             .
             
               But
               behold
               there
               is
               a
               sad
            
             Catastrophe
             
               at
               hand
               ;
               for
               the
            
             Proud
             
               shall
               be
            
             Humbled
             ,
             St.
             George
             
               appeareth
               ,
               and
               the
            
             Puissant
             
               shall
               eat
            
             Grayns
             .
          
        
         
           
             Divertisements
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             IF
             there
             be
             any
             Man
             ,
             Woman
             ,
             or
             Child
             ,
             in
             Town
             ,
             or
             Country
             ,
             that
             can
             furnish
             a
             considerable
             quantity
             of
             good
             substantial
             Statutable
             Bawdery
             ,
             let
             them
             repair
             with
             it
             to
             the
             sign
             of
             the
             
               Kings
               Whisperer
            
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             be
             well
             paid
             for
             their
             pains
             ,
             the
             Master
             and
             Mistress
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             being
             upon
             a
             Collection
             of
             Curiosities
             of
             that
             kind
             ,
             which
             they
             intend
             to
             publish
             with
             
               Aretines
               Cutts
            
             ,
             and
             
               their
               own
               Notes
            
             upon
             them
             ,
             for
             the
             Edification
             of
             
               both
               Sexes
            
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             There
             is
             now
             ready
             for
             the
             Press
             ,
             an
             Excellent
             Piece
             ,
             call'd
             ,
             
               The
               Memoirs
               of
               Grim
               the
               Collier
               of
               Croydon
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Gillian
               his
               Spouse
               ,
            
             with
             Instructions
             how
             a
             man
             may
             thrive
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             without
             either
             Brains
             ,
             or
             Honesty
             ;
             being
             of
             singular
             use
             ,
             for
             
               Buffoons
               ,
               Pimps
               ,
               and
               Parish-Children
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             Lost
             betwixt
             
               Tarts
               Coffee
               house
            
             ,
             and
             
               Parliament
               Stairs
            
             ,
             out
             of
             a
             Calves-Leather-Case
             ,
             a
             very
             
               fair
               ,
               Large
               Conscience
            
             ,
             ready
             harden'd
             ,
             and
             fit
             for
             Use
             ;
             together
             with
             Bills
             of
             Accompts
             ,
             and
             two
             Apologys
             ,
             one
             for
             Judas
             ,
             and
             another
             for
             the
             
               seaven
               deadly
               sins
            
             ,
             clearly
             proving
             that
             
               the
               Devil
               is
               not
               so
               black
               as
               they
               paint
               him
               ,
            
             with
             a
             Receipt
             to
             turn
             Hob-nails
             into
             Guinnyes
             .
             Whosoever
             has
             found
             them
             ,
             and
             will
             deliver
             them
             to
             the
             
               true
               Owner
            
             ,
             in
             the
             Christ-Cross-Row
             ,
             shall
             have
             a
             good
             reward
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             The
             Dr.
             that
             makes
             the
             rare
             Varnish
             for
             keeping
             people
             in
             countenance
             in
             the
             cases
             of
             
               Swearing
               ,
               Lying
            
             &
             Stealing
             without
             the
             common
             helps
             of
             Pillory
             or
             Carting
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             shall
             out-face
             a
             Court
             of
             Justice
             ,
             and
             never
             change
             colour
             for
             't
             ,
             does
             now
             stand
             fair
             for
             Professor
             to
             the
             Societies
             of
             Newgate
             and
             the
             Gatehouse
             ,
             &
             is
             to
             be
             spoke
             with
             ,
             from
             8
             to
             12.
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             at
             the
             
               Graceless
               Babe
            
             ;
             &
             from
             2
             to
             7
             in
             the
             Afternoon
             ,
             at
             the
             sign
             of
             the
             Cloake-Carrier
             .
             At
             other
             times
             he
             may
             be
             heard
             of
             at
             the
             Virginia
             in
             Black-Fryers
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           This
           may
           be
           Printed
           May
           23
           ,
           1677.
           
           R.
           L'Estrange
           .
        
         
           Printed
           by
           
             H.
             B.
          
           in
           the
           Year
           1677.